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Straw

UK: More than 30 firefighters battle blaze involving 300t of straw

N.Ireland

10 days ago

UK: More than 30 firefighters battle blaze involving 300t of straw

More than 30 firefighters attended the scene of a large fire involving around 300t of straw, which...

Is demand for precision chopped Spanish straw growing?

Tillage

about 2 months ago

Is demand for precision chopped Spanish straw growing?

Increasing numbers of livestock farmers across the island of Ireland now include precision chopped...

Second wheat yields averaging 3.5t/ac in Northern Ireland

Tillage

3 months ago

Second wheat yields averaging 3.5t/ac in Northern Ireland

Growers in Northern Ireland are confirming second wheat yields in the region of 3.5t/ac at around...

Fire crews and farmers tackle combine blaze in the UK

Rural Life

3 months ago

Fire crews and farmers tackle combine blaze in the UK

Fire crews were alerted to a serious machinery fire, involving a combine harvester in the Suffolk...

PDA: Dry season will impact on potash offtakes

Tillage

3 months ago

PDA: Dry season will impact on potash offtakes

The extremely dry conditions experienced for most of the 2024/25 growing season will impact crop...

Tillage

3 months ago

Withdrawing fields from SIM? Get the paperwork sorted out in time

A significant number of tillage farmers may wish to withdraw some fields from the Straw...

Withdrawing fields from SIM? Get the paperwork sorted out in time

N.Ireland

3 months ago

Straw availability in 2025: A tale of two islands

Straw availability on the island of Ireland is very strong at the present time, Co. Derry merchant,...

Straw availability in 2025: A tale of two islands

Tillage

4 months ago

Harvest 2025 up and running in some counties

Harvest 2025 got underway this week with combines reportedly operating in parts of Tipperary, Cork...

Harvest 2025 up and running in some counties

Dairy

4 months ago

Dairy advice: What needs to be planned now for the winter ahead?

It is a shame to be talking about winter at the start of July, but farmers should begin to consider...

Dairy advice: What needs to be planned now for the winter ahead?

Tillage

5 months ago

All applicants to be accepted into Straw Incorporation Measure

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has today (Tuesday, June 17) announced...

All applicants to be accepted into Straw Incorporation Measure

Tillage News

9 months ago

Almost 28,000t of straw imported from UK since 2023

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed to Agriland that nearly...

Almost 28,000t of straw imported from UK since 2023

Dairy

11 months ago

Dairy advice: Ensuring your fodder supplies last the winter

Although the good back end to the year has seen somewhat of a relief to fodder supplies across the...

Dairy advice: Ensuring your fodder supplies last the winter

Tillage

11 months ago

Straw Incorporation Measure payments worth €4.8 million announced

Payments worth €4.8 million have commenced issuing to farmers today (Wednesday, December 11)...

Straw Incorporation Measure payments worth €4.8 million announced

N.Ireland

about 1 year ago

Importer: Straw and hay should be sold on a weight basis

Selling straw and hay on a per bale basis does not convey to farmer customers the full details of...

Importer: Straw and hay should be sold on a weight basis

Rural Life

about 1 year ago

25-year-old woman behind Kerry straw panel new build

A 25-year-old woman from rural south Kerry, between the villages of Castlecove and Caherdaniel, has...

25-year-old woman behind Kerry straw panel new build

Agri-Business

about 1 year ago

Over 14,800t of straw imported from UK to the end of July

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed to Agriland that just over...

Over 14,800t of straw imported from UK to the end of July

Tillage

about 1 year ago

Watch: Harvest 2024 on a tillage farm and why straw decision was a 'bombshell'

"The biggest relief is that the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) stays the same - that's the main...

Watch: Harvest 2024 on a tillage farm and why straw decision was a 'bombshell'

Tillage

over 1 year ago

DAFM outlines further details on new straw baling scheme

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has released further information about...

DAFM outlines further details on new straw baling scheme

Tillage

over 1 year ago

What is the value of chopped straw?

Teagasc has recently published figures, which put a financial value on chopped straw that is...

What is the value of chopped straw?

Tillage News

over 1 year ago

Farmers must supply geotagged photos for straw baling scheme

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has told Agriland that farmers will have...

Farmers must supply geotagged photos for straw baling scheme

Agri-Business

over 1 year ago

Livestock farmers urged to liaise with tillage sector on straw

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) has urged livestock farmers to liaise with...

Livestock farmers urged to liaise with tillage sector on straw

Tillage

over 1 year ago

Straw: To bale or chop now?

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has confirmed an approximate...

Straw: To bale or chop now?

Tillage

over 1 year ago

Interview: McConalogue - straw baling funding will come from SIM

The amended Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) and associated baling scheme will be paid for by a...

Interview: McConalogue - straw baling funding will come from SIM

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